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When commuting to work in the morning, most of us are just going through the motions. But on rare occasions, we might have the opportunity to become a real-life superhero and make another traveler’s day (or even save their life).One Reddit user recently shared that they were tardy to work because they stopped to ensure that a fellow train passenger was okay. But their reward for this good deed was getting fired. Below, you’ll find the full story, as well as some of the replies readers have shared. This person didn’t…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWhen he was invited to speak on a BBC consumer affairs show about his secret rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, Sir Nicholas Winton was told he couldn’t sit alongside his wife. Instead, he would be sat between two strangers. But as the That’s Life! presenter Esther Rantzen informed viewers of her guest’s remarkable heroism, an explanation for the…

Image: Dan Mora/DC ComicsDC Comics sure likes releasing goofy alternate takes on the Justice League. Last year, they were mech pilots, and not long before that, they were anthropomorphic dinosaurs. Next up on the gimmick list? Why apes, of course!La Borinqueña’s Collab With DC Comics on Hurricane Relief | io9 InterviewEarlier in the week, the publisher announced Jungle League, which isn’t some spiritual sequel to JLApe: Gorilla Warfare, but an all-ape team consisting of DC’s primate heroes. In this case, our roster…

Posted in: Archie, Comics, Preview | Tagged: archie, Comics, jughead, previewsArchie Milestones Jumbo Digest #20 is hitting shelves, featuring Jughead as Captain Hero. What's next—a burger-powered Batmobile? Preview inside!Published Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:26:11 -0500 by Jude Terror | Ah yes, another groundbreaking creation from the minds at Archie Comics. Archie Milestones Jumbo Digest #20 graces comic store shelves on June 7th, regaling us with the heroic tales of Jughead as the caped crusader known as Captain Hero. Because…

It’s about to get chilly The Bat-Family has a new outing scheduled. A new Heroic Assault dubbed “The Kelvin Incident” is being added to Gotham Knights today, adding a 15-floor raid for endgame Knights. The Kelvin Incident is a new Heroic Assault, which is WB Games Montreal’s label for four-player co-op raids. Separate from the main story campaign, this standalone mode lets up to four players join up in online c-op and run through floors of challenges, eventually taking on big Bat-villains. Heroic Assault: The Kelvin…

Photo: Colin Bentley/The FlashNine years is a long time for an actor to play any character, let alone one that is regularly forced to wear an elaborate, skin-hugging superhero costume. So when I heard The Flash star Grant Gustin suggested to the series’ showrunner to kill off Barry Allen in the upcoming series finale, I assumed he just wanted to be done with the character. But it turns out that the actor had something much more interesting in mind.How Ewan McGregor Helped Bring Back Obi WanSpeaking to the TV Line podcast…

Image: Taurin Clarke/Marvel ComicsBefore and especially after he showed up in the movies, Marvel’s comics gave Black Panther grand stories about his efforts to protect Wakanda and the larger universe from big threats. Being Wakanda’s king has meant he’s constantly had to shoulder the nation’s burdens on his back, but his upcoming solo series strips that away to turn him into a street-level hero for his nation.Revealed earlier in the week, the new Black Panther run from Eve L. Ewing (Ironheart, Spectrum) and Chris Allen…

Julian Sands: Who is the Hollywood British actor missing in California?Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA weather warning of strong winds and gusts of up to 70mph has been issued, as the search for missing British actor Julian Sands enters its 10th day.On Monday 23 January, the National Weather Service reported high winds affecting the Santa Ana mountain region and San Bernandino, close to the San Gabriel mountains…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe family of Julian Sands has praised the “heroic” efforts of Californian authorities conducting the search for the missing British actor.A statement shared by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office thanked various organisations involved in efforts to find the actor, as search operations entered their 11th day.Sands was first reported missing on 13 January in the Baldy Bowl area…

Billy Nomates’s eponymous first album (2020) and subsequent EP, Emergency Telephone (2021), introduced a singular new talent. Based in Bristol and fiercely independent, this caustic solo singer-songwriter, born Tor Maries, came at most subjects – from positivity to high heels to charity muggers – from oblique angles, her sometimes sung, often spoken delivery full of original phrasing.Best described as a punk with a keyboard and tunes to burn, Nomates has dug even deeper for Cacti, her songwriting broadening its reach. Her…